Napoli agree to sign romelu lukaku from chelsea in a deal worth up to £38m
Napoli have reportedly agreed to sign romelu lukaku from chelsea for £26 million, with an additional £12 million in potential add-ons.
the agreement was reached after napoli’s sporting director, giovanni manna, met with chelsea directors on friday, marking their second meeting this week.
the italian club has agreed to pay £26 million upfront, with £12 million in add-ons for the 31-year-old striker, who is set to sign a three-year contract and reunite with antonio conte.
this transfer will see lukaku join another serie a club after spending the last two seasons on loan in italy, playing for inter milan in 2022-23 and roma in 2023-24.
chelsea had previously paid inter milan £97.5 million to sign lukaku in august 2021. he scored 15 goals in 44 appearances during the 2021-22 season but has not played for the stamford bridge club since may 2022.
chelsea have also shown strong interest in napoli’s victor osimhen this summer as they continue their search for a new striker.